Cape Town City Ballet

I am absolutely thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to welcome my next guest into studio.

Cape Town City Ballet is bringing its dark, seductive production of Dracula back to the artscape just in time for Halloween, luckily, which is absolutely delightful.

And we are thrilled that one of, well, Brazilian-born leading principal artists, Lucen Nunes will be taking on one of ballet's most iconic and demanding roles.

It's not only about sinking one's teeth into a supernatural character, I guess, but also about bringing one's own experience as an international dancer to the South African stage, making the role his own.

It's lovely to have you with us.

Thank you.

Your journey to becoming the principal, the leading principal with the Cape Town City Ballet began in Brazil.

Yes, I was in Brazil my whole studying and my first company I went to Joburg Ballet in 2017.

Sankt's Legacy of Dance Galleys on 24 and 25 October at Artscape with superb South African talent and Dutch national ballet star Maya Makateli.

and Cape Town City Ballet's Dracula is back by popular demand this Halloween, starting on the 28th of October at Artscape, seven performances only.

It's a feast of theatre that awaits you this weekend, so enjoy.

Thank you so much, Alison Fote of CapeTownDiva.com. And just a heads up, that Zalani Mohola show she mentioned is on at the Artscape.

but I think this line is not doing us any justice not doing Dracula any justice Alison you're coming and you're going and it's such critical information I don't know are we going to re-establish a link there with Alison we'll call you back and then let's talk some more about it but it's set to a haunting recorded score featuring music by Alfred Schnittke Arvo Pärt Sergei Rachmaninoff and Michael Doherty, the ballet blends atmosphere and visceral storytelling.

Nixon directing this new bespoke staging for Cape Town City Ballet and personally oversees the set as well as stage and the costume design, shaping every detail of this very bold and immersive theatrical performance.

Now, isn't that like, yes, I must go.

And of course, it happens on the Halloween weekend, which is where I'll go to next.